The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-07-14
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THURSDAY, JULY IA, 1887.
THREE OLD GENERALS.
SHERMAN, SHERIDAN AND RosCERANs
AS THEY APPEARED AT THE
CUMBERLAND REUNION.

CUMBERLAND REUNION,
The noted Generals OF the army
are fast passing away, and we Will
soon have no more such reunions as
that of the Army of the Cumber-
land, which took place here last
week. There is scarcely noted
General now living whose hair is not
gray. Logan, Hancock, Mcclellan
and Grant have died within two
wears, and the wrinkles are fast
creeping around the eyes OF Gen;
Sherman. Sherman's hair is still
brown, however, though his high
forehead is fading off into badness,
and his short red beard is as white
as snow. | watched him closely as
he spoke to the soldiers, and he is
the same blunt, talented Teeumseh
that he was in the early sixties. lie
stood upon the platform part OF the
time, with one hand in his pocket,
and awkwardly as he gestured, he
seemed perfectly at home. lie is
nearly as tall as his brother John,
who sat behind him, and he is, like
all his tribe, good speech-maker.
Slender, plainly dressed, with
high Henry Clay collar and plain
face showing out above it, his blue
ewes sparkled with good feeling as
he talked, and he looked, as he is,
in full sympathy with the world.
No man in the United States enjoys
life better than William Tecumseh
Sherman. There is no age in his
feelings, and he is as warm-hearted
and impulsive now as boy. lie
likes to kiss pretty girl as well as
when he was counting the daughter
of Tom Ewing, then Secretary OF
the Interior under President Taylor.
He would not have the Presidency
if it were offered him, and he has
characterized White House life as
worse than the darkest pictures of
Dante's "Inferno."
Gen. Rosecrans, though older
than Sherman, is also young in APP
pearance. His face shines with
good humor and he looks like fat,
stumpy, gray-headed boy as he
moves about Washington dressed
in the most common of business
clothes, and paying no regard to
personal appearance. There Is nc
snobbishness about Rosecrans, and
he is hail fellow well met with every
one. He is sixty-eight years old
and is much younger-looking MAJ
than Senator Edmunds, who is full
ten years younger. Rosecrans is
however, queer combination. Id
was a brave officer and he made
} good reputation in Congress, bu
he has never gotten over his remova
| from the command of the Army o
the Cumberland, and one of The
r most pathetic sights of the reunion
was his explanation to his old troop
as to how his removal took place
/. He told the boys how Thomas hat
< not, as was stated by late bool
< published on the subject, though
, himself superior to Rosecrans, ant
how Gen. Garfield had told him q
!. the request of Thomas that h
! (Thomas) would not serve in til
q Army of the Cumberland under an
= other commander than him, and tina
j. he was perfectly satisfied to have hir
J. as his chief. Rosecrans describe
the scene in the tent at Chatta
nooga when he received his dispatc
relieving him of his command an
when he announced the fact {
Thomas. His story had not bee
published in the newspapers, but
d was to my mind the most interestin
/. part of the meeting. 'lt was ;
o night" said he, "that l receive
y the order, and l sent for Generi
n Thomas. He came alone to the tel
IS and took his seat. | handed hi
d the letter. He read it, and as i
e did so his breast began to swell an
- he turned pale. He did not want
accept the command, but we agreed
upon consideration, that he must
so, and l told him that l could n
bear to meet my troops afterwar
Il want to leave said I, before Il
announcement is made, and l W
g start in the early morning. I pacl
80 ed up that night, and the ne:
tie morning about Z O'Clock I rot
ut away through the fog which the
= hung over the camp. The best
We We relations prevailed between &c
v. Thomas and myself, and as to Il
III statement that he considered hil
ne self my superior, and obeyed orde
l l9 only from sense of duty, assn
We YOU it was not so.
rs AS Rosecrans bowed to the auC
ence and stepped back from Il
platform there was not man pr
= sent who did not feel sorry for hi
and he was so much affected hir
self that his voice trembled as
uttered his closing words. He tai
ed in a low tone and his accer
were almost pleading.
General Sheridan was q prom
net figure drought the reunion. ]
- has grown much fatter since
rode that dashing ride to Winche
ter, and his hair which was bla